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English Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. soothe

    Allay and alleviate are closely kindred in signification, and have been often interchanged in usage. But, in strictness, to allay is to lay to rest, quiet or soothe that which is excited; to alleviate, on the other hand, is to lighten a burden. We allay suffering by using means to soothe and tranquilize the sufferer; we alleviate suffering by doing something toward removal of the cause, so that there is less to suffer; where the trouble is wholly or chiefly in the excitement, to allay the excitement is virtually to remove the trouble; as, to allay rage or panic; we alleviate poverty, but do not allay it. Pacify, directly from the Latin, and appease, from the Latin through the French, signify to bring to peace; to mollify is to soften; to calm, quiet, or tranquilize is to make still; compose, to place together, unite, adjust to a calm and settled condition; to soothe (originally to assent to, humor) is to bring to pleased quietude. We allay excitement, appease a tumult, calm agitation, compose our feelings or countenance, pacify the quarrelsome, quiet the boisterous or clamorous, soothe grief or distress. Compare ALLEVIATE.

    Synonyms:
    allay, alleviate, appease, calm, compose, mollify, pacify, quiet, still, tranquilize

    Antonyms:
    agitate, arouse, excite, fan, kindle, provoke, rouse, stir, stir up

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. soothe

    Synonyms:
    soften, assuage, allay, compose, mollify, tranquillize, pacify, lull, mitigate, flatter, appease, relieve

    Antonyms:
    rouse, excite, irritate, ruffle, exasperate, exacerbate, agitate, infuriate, aggravate, annoy, dissatisfy

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. comfort, soothe, console, solaceverb

    give moral or emotional strength to

    Synonyms:
    comfort, ease, console, solace

    Antonyms:
    irritate

  2. sootheverb

    cause to feel better

    "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation"

    Synonyms:
    comfort, console, solace

    Antonyms:
    irritate

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. sootheverb

    Synonyms:
    assuage, calm, quiet, appease, tranquillize, compose, pacify, sober, still, lull

  2. sootheverb

    Synonyms:
    moderate, alleviate, palliate, lessen, allay, mollify, repress, check, temper, soften, attemper, deaden, qualify, relieve, ease, dull, blunt

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. sootheverb

    Synonyms:
    compose, tranquilize, pacify, assuage, mollify, calm

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "soothe":

    relieve, calm, appease, ease, alleviate, allay, flatter, reassure

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How to use soothe in a sentence?

  1. Elif Ozmenek:

    Merkel is coming tomorrow to soothe both sides.

  2. William Congreve, The Mourning Bride, Act 1 Scene 1:

    Music has charms to soothe the savage breast To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.

  3. Mickey Mehta:

    Everyday we get opportunities to exploit or add more value to human life. With exploitation you suppress the souls and with more value addition you soothe the souls. Don't down size, be more than fair, give always more and MickeyMize.

  4. Joanna Gaines:

    The one thing I remember most about Joanna Gaines stories, Joanna Gaines would always tell us when we were little, ‘ When I moved here when I was 19, I would cry myself to sleep every night because I missed my mother’s food, ’ and so Joanna Gaines, somehow, found some Korean women in the community that would cook for Joanna Gaines and then that would kind of just soothe Joanna Gaines.

  5. Michael Pillsbury:

    There is no specific agreement for a phased rollback of the tariffs, the American side has been ambiguous when and which tariffs will be lifted. The Chinese have some wishful thinking and are trying to soothe their domestic hardliners that the tariffs will someday come off.


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